COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Cheyenne Mountain Zoo (CMZOO) spreads the news that the Fourth of July isn’t just America’s birthday, but it’s also Ouray the Bald Eagle’s designated hatchday.
CMZoo says Ouray is considered a ‘golden eagle’ because she’s well into her golden years by now, at the expected age of 33. Officials say they are unsure of her exact age or hatch date due to her arrival at the zoo being after she was injured in the wild, but the zoo has chosen July 4th as Ouray’s birthday.
According to the Association of Zoos and Aquariums, the life expectancy of a bald eagle in human care is 16 years…